..on my engine, but can't seem to get it to work. I only have internet here at school and haven't brought any patches. But please, can someone patch this up and post a working patch, so I can figure out what I did wrong.

Press the "Press!" button (duh ) to trigger the noise burst going into the resonator. The resonator is just three modules -a delay line, a filter and a mixer for the feedback. That's all there is to that.

As a comparison, you can toggle between the delay-feedback-loop and the String Oscillator module which does exactly the same thing (but with the benefit of exponential tracking (which can be patched with the DIY approach also, although tuning is an issue)).

Press the "Press!" button (duh ) to trigger the noise burst going into the resonator. The resonator is just three modules -a delay line, a filter and a mixer for the feedback. That's all there is to that.

As a comparison, you can toggle between the delay-feedback-loop and the String Oscillator module which does exactly the same thing (but with the benefit of exponential tracking (which can be patched with the DIY approach also, although tuning is an issue)).

cheers,
tim

What i would love would be to have some easy way of tuning this so I could play it using a keyboard. I've asked about this before, and people say "comb filter", but that's too much of a black box for me - I want to put stuff (enveloped amplifiers, wave shapers etc) inside the delay loop and see what it sounds like. Anyone know if there is an example (or if it's possible at all) for setting up some logarithm transform so that one could translate MIDI notes to part of a delay time (compensating for whatever delay is imposed by filters and other modules in the delay loop)?

I've experimented some with building translation tables using control sequencers, which is kind of fun and produces a lo-fi rough tuning, but it uses a lot of space and cycles and it would be fun to hear what it would it would sound like with a perfect tuning.

Not that all the PM patches here aren't great, I just have this constant urge to try to dive beneath this particular surface.

What i would love would be to have some easy way of tuning this so I could play it using a keyboard. I've asked about this before, and people say "comb filter", but that's too much of a black box for me - I want to put stuff (enveloped amplifiers, wave shapers etc) inside the delay loop and see what it sounds like. Anyone know if there is an example (or if it's possible at all) for setting up some logarithm transform so that one could translate MIDI notes to part of a delay time (compensating for whatever delay is imposed by filters and other modules in the delay loop)?

I've experimented some with building translation tables using control sequencers, which is kind of fun and produces a lo-fi rough tuning, but it uses a lot of space and cycles and it would be fun to hear what it would it would sound like with a perfect tuning./Stefan

Lin->log response from note numbers is easily generated with the NoteScaler module. Just set a slope of -6dB throughout, turn on the keyboard tracking, and patch the output (not from the internal VCA circuit)to the delay time input. I'm not at G2 now so I can't patch a quick demo for you, but try it, it is simple.

Credit for this solution goes to Rob Hordijk, who did this on the classic.

However, tuning isn't 100% accurate here either, though usable. Best thing is to add a ControlSequencer driven by the note number to the circuit in order to add fine-tune functionality. Check out Chet Singers patches. He always does it this way.

Hmm, you mean something like this? I guess you mean the LevScaler (couldn't find anything saying -6dB on the NoteScaler)?

I get something like an expected result in some note intervals, but mostly there is just a tiny rise/drop in pitch between notes. I tried running the value through several scalers, but I can't get it right, though it's fun to play these weird tones. I got a better result in a limited interval running the note output from the keyboard through the LevScaler, but then it was backwards.

I've used the controlsequencer approach as well - though looking quickly at Chet's patches it seems he mostly uses them to fine tune comb filter pitch inputs, not pure delay times.

Your patch is OK Stefan, you must just set the delay fixed time too zero (0.01m) and then tweak E4 in the LevScaler till your range is what you want. Then you can fine tune with the same method Chet is using._________________Jan

OK, so just for reference - here is a tweaked version of Tims example patch above which plays notes from the keyboard. The notes are a bit off if you compare with another keyboard, this can be fixed with Chet's control sequencer fine tuning mentioned above, or maybe you can just fine tune all the other synths instead.

yeah, doh , I meant the LevelScaler, sorry. I don't have my stuff here (I'm writing this from a hotel lobby internet station).

Glad you figured it out.

I use this approach not only for PM stuff, but also for DIY oscillators and my granular thingies (which are based on DIY oscillators).

I tried various things in order to correct the tuning issue, but none worked. It's not like a constant linear offset or something. I think it's a calculation precision issue, as the detunings are sometimes sharp, sometimes flat, and quite randomly dispersed over the note range._________________

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